Judge: Daniel M. Crowley, Case: 22STCV31025, Date: 2023-02-22 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV31025    Hearing Date: February 22, 2023    Dept: 28

Kennedy v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., et al.

22STCV31025

BACKGROUND

            Defendant, Sony Pictures Entertainment applies to have Thomas Demicco, Esq. admitted pro hac vice in this matter.

LEGAL STANDARD

California Rule of Court, rule 9.40 provides that an attorney in good standing in another jurisdiction may apply to appear as counsel pro hac vice in the State of California by filing a verified application together with proof of service by mail of a copy of the application and notice of hearing on all parties who have appeared in the case and on the State Bar of California at its San Francisco office, with payment of a $50.00 fee, so long as that attorney is not a resident of the State of California, and is not regularly engaged in substantial business, professional, or other activities in the State of California.

The application must state: (1) the applicant’s residence and office addresses; (2) the courts to which the applicant has been admitted to practice and the dates of admission; (3) that the applicant is a member in good standing in those courts; (4) that the applicant is not currently suspended or disbarred in any court; (5) the title of each court and cause in which the applicant has filed an application to appear as counsel pro hac vice in this state in the preceding two years, the date of each application, and whether or not it was granted; and (6) the name, address, and telephone number of the active member of the State Bar of California who is attorney of record in the local action.  (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.40, subd. (d).)

DISCUSSION

            Thomas Demicco, Esq. applies to be admitted pro hac vice.  Unfortunately, he has not made the requisite showing of the items required by California Rule of Court, rule 9.40, specifically, he has failed to include his residence address.  The Court must deny the application.

RULING

            The application is DENIED.

            Applying counsel is to give notice and to file proof of such within 5 days.